ASA Press Release - Local Heroes & Mentors Available at ASA Tracks/Series
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE April 20, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOCAL HEROES AND MENTORS AVAILABLE AT ASA MEMBER TRACKS & SERIES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Speed Association PR DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Tuesday, April 20, 2010) - Many parents today may not admit it to others, but deep down inside they have their heroes. Whether it was an athlete, comic book or movie, they always looked up to someone and dreamed of being like them someday or even have the opportunity to meet them. Some of those heroes are race car drivers, and for many of today's youth, some of their heroes may be drivers they see on television. But for some youngsters and adults, they find heroes at their local ASA Member Tracks and sanctioned series. "I remember growing up how we went to the race track and was just in awe of the racing I was watching from the stands," Kevin Ramsell, ASA Director of Public Relations said. "The first time I went, I was about 11-years-old and I quickly looked at some of these drivers as celebrities. The cool thing for me was at the end of the night, we walked to the pits and got to see the cars up close, take my checkered flag and the goal was to get every white square filled with a driver's autograph." Those drivers became household names like the stars you see on television. It was one incentive to go back to the track or see a series race when it came to your area because you wanted to see those heroes compete in person. Then afterwards have the unique opportunity to talk to them about the race itself as you visit the pits. Pretty soon, you become a fan of those drivers and your reason for going to the ASA Member Tracks and sanctioned series was to make sure they knew you were supporting and cheering them on. Regular fans of short tracks from all across the United States and even the world, can each share a story about how they watched a certain driver compete at their weekly track and regional series and now today they see them on television competing and being successful. They also feel a sense of pride when that driver wins because that person feels that they know him or her. Their hero isn't a fantasy but a reality and they share in their success. Along with heroes, there are also mentors that can be found as well. Mentors who want to share their insights of this sport to the next generation in order to keep this sport moving forward. That is why ASA has teamed up with Ohio Technical College to create the ASA Educational Series. Starting this season, many ASA Member Tracks are participating in this program where a high school student who is interested in attending OTC can have a great opportunity to work on a race team at an ASA Member Track. Through their hard work, on-track performance of the team they are with, keeping a logbook and submitting an essay...these students will compete for a scholarship award to help defray the cost of attending OTC to further their interested career in the automotive industry. "There is a generation that is missing out on the opportunity of what is available at our ASA Member Track and sanctioned series," Dennis Huth, ASA President said. "Heroes and mentors is something our youth needs to embrace in today's world. Most of our competitors can be a positive role model for them. The best part is that they can meet these heroes and mentors at an affordable admission price, they can do it together as a family, and they themselves can pass it along to the next generation." The ASA Member Track program is comprised of dirt and asphalt short tracks along with road courses around the United States, as well as a variety of regional and national touring series. For more information, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from all the racetracks and tours involved in the ASA, visit www.ASA-Racing.com. ASA®, ASA Racing®, American Speed Association® are registered trademarks of Racing Speed Associates, LLC. 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